User-content should be rewarded - McGee

Game designer American McGee reckons companies are extorting users, and the content they make, to sell games.

"New trend?" questioned McGee, when asked by Geek.com for his opinion on games like LittleBigPlanet that focus on user-created content. "I seem to recall this being a 'trend' back in the Doom days. The only difference now is that someone is trying to monetise it.

"That’s all fine and good, but I think if game products or publishers are relying on 'outside the box' content created by users to drive interest in their titles then they should find ways of compensating those users for developing added value.

"That might even inspire the user content communities to step up their game," he said.